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Stratolaunch Considering Multiple Boosters For Its Carrier Aircraft

Monday, April 13th, 2015

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Stratolaunch Considering Multiple Boosters For Its Carrier Aircraft

Concept of Stratolaunch's carrier aircraft. Photo: Stratolaunch.

Stratolaunch Systems is “very likely” to use more than two multi-stage boosters on its carrier aircraft in a response to market demands for smaller satellites, Executive Director Chuck Beames told Defense Daily Friday.The announcement is a dramatic departure from the company’s original plan of launching one multi-stage booster from its massive 385-foot wingspan carrier aircraft. Beames said development of the multi-stage booster has been paused for about six or seven months as “teams and teams” of Stratolaunch employees evaluate different…

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